Everyone has a momma who worries and grieves
When the brave men put on their combat gloves,
when all that is required is a hug and a little love
When they load their tear gas canisters
and aim rubber bullets at your head
When they put on their helmets
and say “I can’t hear you.”
We need to listen to George Floyd’s last words
“Momma I can’t breathe”
Seconds before he joined her in the afterlife,
he hurt everywhere and said “Momma I can’t breathe”
Americans are choking on the tears and the gas
during a pandemic that has taken 100,000 lives
“Momma I can’t breathe”
We need the police to see what he means
Where are their mommas in this fight?
Are they socially distancing or cleaning house?
Now is not the time to wash your hands
Where are their momma’s in this fight?
I am calling out to you, discipline your child
Are they circling the wagons and loading guns
We need mommas in this fight
especially those who are white
Women who have watched from the sidelines
as the police have continually crossed the line
Momma America can’t breathe
we need you as a human shield
June 6th 2020
HEY YOU GUYS: The good guys and bad guys have mommas, I hope they aren't telling kids to look the other way. Anne Ramsey above playing Mama Fratelli in the 1985 film The Goonies.
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